fly-by-night

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English

Noun

fly-by-night (plural fly-by-nights)

  1. A creatures which flies at night; a nocturnal flier or traveller.
  2. One who departs or flees at night in order to avoid creditors, law enforcement etc. (often used attributively).
    Do not give your credit card number to that fly-by-night operation.
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